Latinos may face additional social and cultural barriers in accessing care for opioid addiction. Medical providers at Esperanza Health Center are trying to change that.

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In Chicago, 741 people died of opioid overdoses in 2016 and nearly 17 percent of those victims were Latino. Most overdose deaths were from heroin use or illicit fentanyl, though some residents died from from opioid pain relievers and methadone, according to the city’s Department of Public Health.